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O'Mara, M. T.; Wikelski, M.; Kranstauber, B.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: First three‐dimensional tracks of bat migration reveal large amounts of individual behavioral flexibility. Ecology 100 (9), e02762 (2019)

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Smaers, J. B.; Mongle, C. S.; Safi, K.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Allometry, evolution and development of neocortex size in mammals. Progress in Brain Research 250, pp. 83 - 107 (2019)

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van Toor, M. L.; O'Mara, M. T.; Abedi-Lartey, M.; Wikelski, M.; Fahr, J.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Linking colony size with quantitative estimates of ecosystem services of African fruit bats. Current Biology 29 (7), pp. R225 - R240 (2019)

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Halat, Z.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Zegarek, M.; Visser, A. E. J.; Ruczynski, I.: Sociality and insect abundance affect duration of nocturnal activity of male parti-colored bats. Journal of Mammalogy 99 (6), pp. 1503 - 1509 (2018)

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Kohles, J. E.; Page, R. A.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; O'Mara, M. T.: Rapid behavioral changes during early development in Peters’ tent-making bat (Uroderma bilobatum). PLoS One 13 (10), e0205351 (2018)

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Lazaro, J.; Hertel, M.; LaPoint, S. D.; Wikelski, M.; Stiehler, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Cognitive skills of common shrews (Sorex araneus) vary with seasonal changes in skull size and brain mass. The Journal of Experimental Biology 221 (2), jeb166595 (2018)

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Lazaro, J.; Hertel, M.; Sherwood, C. C.; Muturi, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Profound seasonal changes in brain size and architecture in the common shrew. Brain Structure & Function 223 (6), pp. 2823 - 2840 (2018)

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Lehnert, L. S.; Kramer-Schadt, S.; Teige, T.; Hoffmeister, U.; Popa-Lisseanu, A.; Bontadina, F.; Ciechanowski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Kravchenko, K.; Presetnik, P. et al.; Starrach, M.; Straube, M.; Zoephel, U.; Voigt, C. C.: Variability and repeatability of noctule bat migration in Central Europe: Evidence for partial and differential migration. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285 (1893), 20182174 (2018)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; LaPoint, S. D.; Dullin, C.; Hertel, M.; Taylor, J. R. E.; Zub, K.; Wikelski, M.: Profound seasonal shrinking and regrowth of the ossified braincase in phylogenetically distant mammals with similar life histories. Scientific Reports 7, 42443 (2017)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Wikelski, M.; Ellis-Soto, D.; Safi, K.; O'Mara, M. T.: Determinants of spring migration departure decision in a bat. Biology Letters 13 (9), 20170395 (2017)

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Keicher, L.; O'Mara, M. T.; Voigt, C. C.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Stable carbon isotopes in breath reveal fast incorporation rates and seasonally variable but rapid fat turnover in the common shrew (Sorex araneus). The Journal of Experimental Biology 220 (15), pp. 2834 - 2841 (2017)

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LaPoint, S. D.; Keicher, L.; Wikelski, M.; Zub, K.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Growth overshoot and seasonal size changes in the skulls of two weasel species. Royal Society Open Science 4 (1), 160947 (2017)

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Lazaro, J.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; LaPoint, S. D.; Wikelski, M.; Hertel, M.: Profound reversible seasonal changes of individual skull size in a mammal. Current Biology 27 (20), pp. R1106 - R1107 (2017)

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O'Mara, M. T.; Rikker, S.; Wikelski, M.; Ter Maat, A.; Pollock, H. S.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Heart rate reveals torpor at high body temperatures in lowland tropical free-tailed bats. Royal Society Open Science 4 (12), 171359 (2017)

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O'Mara, M. T.; Wikelski, M.; Voigt, C. C.; Ter Maat, A.; Pollock, H. S.; Burness, G.; Desantis, L. M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Cyclic bouts of extreme bradycardia counteract the high metabolism of frugivorous bats. eLife 6, e26686 (2017)

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ter Hofstede, H. M.; Voigt-Heucke, S.; Lang, A.; Römer, H.; Page, R.; Faure, P.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Revisiting adaptations of neotropical katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) to gleaning bat predation. Neotropical Biodiversity 3 (1), pp. 41 - 49 (2017)

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Abedi-Lartey, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Wikelski, M.; Scharf, A. K.; Fahr, J.: Long-distance seed dispersal by straw-coloured fruit bats varies by season and landscape. Global Ecology and Conservation 7, pp. 12 - 24 (2016)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Hertel, M.; Wikelski, M.: Individuelles Schrumpfen und erneutes Wachsen als Winteranpassung bei hochmetabolischen Tieren. Jahrbuch - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (2016)

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Field, H. E.; Smith, C. S.; de Jong, C. E.; Melville, D.; Broos, A.; Kung, N.; Thompson, J.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Landscape utilisation, animal behaviour and Hendra virus risk. EcoHealth 13 (1), pp. 26 - 38 (2016)

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Gager, Y.; Gimenez, O.; O'Mara, M. T.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Group size, survival and surprisingly short lifespan in socially foraging bats. BMC Ecology 16, 2 (2016)

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Gager, Y.; Tarland, E.; Lieckfeldt, D.; Ménage, M.; Botero-Castro, F.; Rossiter, S. J.; Kraus, R. H. S.; Ludwig, A.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: The value of molecular vs. morphometric and acoustic information for species identification using sympatric molossid bats. PLoS One 11 (3), e0150780 (2016)

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McCracken, G. F.; Safi, K.; Kunz, T. H.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Swartz, S. M.; Wikelski, M.: Airplane tracking documents the fastest flight speeds recorded for bats. Royal Society Open Science 3 (11), 160398 (2016)

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O'Mara, M. T.; Bauer, K.; Blank, D.; Baldwin, J. W.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Common noctule bats are sexually dimorphic in migratory behaviour and body size but not wing shape. PLoS One 11 (11), e0167027 (2016)

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Ramakers, J. J.C.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Page, R. A.; O'Mara, M. T.: Frugivorous bats prefer information from novel social partners. Animal Behaviour 116, pp. 83 - 87 (2016)

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Santos, C. D.; Przybyzin, S.; Wikelski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Collective decision-making in homing pigeons: Larger flocks take longer to decide but do not make better decisions. PLoS One 11 (2), e0147497 (2016)

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Fahr, J.; Abedi-Lartey, M.; Esch, T.; Machwitz, M.; Suu-Ire, R.; Wikelski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Pronounced seasonal changes in the movement ecology of a highly gregarious central-place forager, the african straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum). PLoS One 10 (10), e0138985 (2015)

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Santos, C. D.; Cramer, J. F.; Parau, L. G.; Miranda, A. C.; Wikelski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Personality and morphological traits affect pigeon survival from raptor attacks. Scientific Reports 5, 15490 (2015)

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Stockmaier, S.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Page, R. A.; O'Mara, M. T.: No fever and leucocytosis in response to a lipopolysaccharide challenge in an insectivorous bat. Biology Letters 11 (9), 20150576 (2015)

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Weber, N.; Duengkae, P.; Fahr, J.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Phengsakul, P.; Khumbucha, W.; Siriaroonrat, B.; Wacharapluesadee, S.; Maneeorn, P.; Wikelski, M. et al.; Newman, S.: High-resolution GPS tracking of Lyle's flying fox between temples and orchards in central Thailand. Journal of Wildlife Management 79 (6), pp. 957 - 968 (2015)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Wikelski, M.; Varga, K.; Yohannes, E.; Fiedler, W.; Safi, K.; Burkhard, W.-D.; O'Mara, M. T.: Tracking post-hibernation behavior and early migration does not reveal the expected sex-differences in a "female-migrating'' bat. PLoS One 9 (12), e114810 (2014)

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O'Mara, M. T.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Page, R. A.: Frugivorous bats evaluate the quality of social information when choosing novel foods. Behavioral Ecology 25 (5), pp. 1233 - 1239 (2014)

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O'Mara, M. T.; Wikelski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: 50 years of bat tracking: Device attachment and future directions. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 5 (4), pp. 311 - 319 (2014)

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Santos, C. D.; Neupert, S.; Lipp, H.-P.; Wikelski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Temporal and contextual consistency of leadership in homing pigeon flocks. PLoS One 9 (7), e102771 (2014)

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Sapir, N.; Horvitz, N.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Fahr, J.; Wikelski, M.: Commuting fruit bats beneficially modulate their flight in relation to wind. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281 (1782), 20140018 (2014)

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De Jong, C.; Field, H.; Tagtag, A.; Hughes, T.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Jayme, S.; Epstein, J. H.; Smith, C.; Santos, I.; Catbagan, D. et al.; Lim, M.; Benigno, C.; Daszak, P.; Newman, S.: Foraging behaviour and landscape utilisation by the endangered Golden-Crowned Flying Fox (Acerodon jubatus), the Philippines. PLoS One 8 (11), e79665 (2013)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Wikelski, M.; van Noordwijk, H. J.; Voigt, C. C.; Voigt-Heucke, S. L.: Metabolic costs of echolocation in a non-foraging context support a role for echolocation. Frontiers in Integrative Physiology 4, 66 (2013)

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Fornoff, F.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Wikelski, M.: Observation of movement and activity via radio-telemetry reveals diurnal behavior of the neotropical katydid philophyllia ingens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Ecotropica 18 (1), pp. 27 - 34 (2012)

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Schad, J.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Voigt, C. C.; Sommer, S.: Evidence for the "Good Genes" Model: Association of MHC class II DRB alleles with ectoparasitism and reproductive state in the neotropical lesser bulldog bat, Noctilio albiventris. PLoS One 7 (5), e37101 (2012)

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Schad, J.; Voigt, C. C.; Greiner, S.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Sommer, S.: Independent evolution of functional MHC class II DRB genes in New World bat species. Immunogenetics 64 (7), pp. 535 - 547 (2012)

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Smaers, J. B.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Goswami, A.; Soligo, C.; Safi, K.: Comparative analyses of evolutionary rates reveal different pathways to encephalization in bats, carnivorans, and primates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109 (44), pp. 18006 - 18011 (2012)

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Wood, J. L. N.; Leach, M.; Waldman, L.; MacGregor, H.; Fooks, A. R.; Jones, K. E.; Restif, O.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Hayman, D. T. S.; Baker, K. S. et al.; Peel, A. J.; Kamins, A. O.; Fahr, J.; Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y.; Suu-Ire, R.; Breiman, R. F.; Epstein, J. H.; Field, H. E.; Cunningham, A. A.: A framework for the study of zoonotic disease emergence and its drivers: Spillover of bat pathogens as a case study. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 367 (1604), pp. 2881 - 2892 (2012)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Ehret, S.; Gaub, A.; Kranstauber, B.; Wikelski, M.: Low metabolism in a tropical bat from lowland Panama measured using heart rate telemetry: An unexpected life in the slow lane. The Journal of Experimental Biology 214 (21), pp. 3605 - 3612 (2011)

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Schad, J.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Voigt, C. C.; Sommer, S.: MHC class II DRB diversity, selection pattern and population structure in a neotropical bat species, Noctilio albiventris. Heredity 107 (2), pp. 115 - 126 (2011)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Kranstauber, B.; Gibbs, D.; Wikelski, M.: Group hunting - A reason for sociality in molossid bats? PLoS One 5 (2), e9012 (2010)

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Voigt, C. C.; Soergel , K.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Refueling while flying: Foraging bats combust food rapidly and directly to power flight. Ecology 91 (10), pp. 2908 - 2917 (2010)

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Voigt-Heucke, S. L.; Taborsky, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: A dual function of echolocation: Bats use echolocation calls to identify familiar and unfamiliar individuals. Animal Behaviour 80 (1), pp. 59 - 67 (2010)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Heucke, S. L.; Giuggioli, L.; Safi, K.; Voigt, C. C.; Wikelski, M.: Experimental evidence for group hunting via eavesdropping in echolocating bats. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276 (1668), pp. 2721 - 2728 (2009)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; John, L.; Noventa, T.; Voigt, C. C.: Polymorphic microsatellites for the lesser bulldog bat (Noctilio albiventris) cross-amplify with close and distant relatives. Conservation Genetics Resources 1, pp. 167 - 170 (2009)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Safi, K.: Comparative studies of brain evolution: A critical insight from the Chiroptera. Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 84 (1), pp. 161 - 172 (2009)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Santana , S. E.; Dumont , E. R.: Roost making in bats – adaptations for excavating active termite nests. Journal of Mammalogy 90 (6), pp. 1461 - 1468 (2009)

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